Which of the following would include the patient's frequency of alcohol consumption?
a. family history
b. medical history
c. social history
d. surgical history
Answer: c. Social history
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The nurse is planning how to organize care for a client admitted with an exacerbation of myasthenia gravis, and decides it would be best to:
1. Adhere to the client's usual at-home schedule as closely as possible. 2. Complete all care in the morning and encourage rest in the afternoon. 3. Spread care throughout the shift, with rest periods periodically. 4. Follow the usual routine to schedule and complete care.
The Joint Commission standards and goals shape organization practice and documentation, thereby affecting information system documentation design. The Joint Commission assesses organizations for compliance with set standards
Which of the following statements are considered standards? Select all that apply. 1. Measures to protect information confidentiality, security, and integrity 2. Uniform definitions and methods for data capture as a means to facilitate data comparison within and among health care institutions 3. Education on the principles of information management and training for system use. This may include education about the transformation of data into information for subsequent use in decision support and statistical analysis. 4. Accurate, timely transmission of information 5. Integration of clinical systems (i.e., pharmacy, nursing, laboratory, and radiology systems) and nonclinical systems for ready availability of information
Which vitamin supplementation has been found to reduce both morbidity and mortality in measles?
a. A b. B1 c. C d. Zinc
What technique does the nurse use to test ankle clonus?
a. Strokes the lateral aspect of the sole of the patient's foot from heel to ball with a reflex hammer b. Supports the patient's knee in flexed position and sharply dorsiflexes the foot and maintains the flexion c. Plantar flexes the ankle and strikes the appropriate tendon of the ankle with the hammer d. Everts the ankle and slowly moves the ankle into plantar flexion and quickly release the foot